IP Pediatric Physical Therapist - PRN

Facility:
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807






Department:
1048 SLC-CH Pediatrics

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0

Hours:
7:30-4:30

Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

- Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
- Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group .
- Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
- Healthcare Innovation's  Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

- Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
- For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here:  Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:
Job Summary
Provides skilled physical therapy services to patients including all aspects of evaluation and treatment.

Job Requirements

Education:

- Required: Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program
- Preferred: Master’s or Doctorate from an accredited program of Physical Therapy

Experience:

- Preferred: One year or more experience in a pediatric developmental, neonatal intensive care, or pediatric intensive care setting.

Responsibilities:

- Establishes treatment plan and provides treatment, considering discharge needs; expected discharge functional status; and appropriate equipment and supplies.
- Educates, collaborates with, and conferences with patients, families, and other health care providers; making recommendations for referrals to specialists as needed.
- Delegates to assistants, techs, and students through written and verbal communication including determining the skill level or competency required to provide interventions to best meet the needs of the patient.
- Completes documentation in accordance with departmental policies.
- Provides assessment, reassessment, and/or consultations for Physical Therapy Services.

Skills:

- Good clinical expertise, communication skills, human relations skills and organizational skill required
- Self-motivated individual who can work independently with little direct supervision required
- Has demonstrated interest in professional growth by attendance at continuing education workshops, and applications of new principles and/or techniques.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

- Required: Active Missouri licensure for Physical Therapy (temporary license not accepted)
- Required: BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire